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Silverleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea radiata

Photo by drP
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Field Notes

Description:

A woody shrub with heads of tiny white flowers. There are often, but not always, larger, sterile flowers surrounding the flower head. The leaves are opposite and toothed, with a distinctive white underside that give the plant its common name.

Habitat:

Rocky outcrops and streamsides.

Notes:

The insect in the last photo is a yellowjacket hover fly (Milesia virginiensis). More pictures of that bee mimic fly are here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17808111.

Reference Links:

Hydrangea radiata, PLANTS Profile for Hydrangea radiata (silverleaf hydrangea) | USDA PLANTS

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Comments (2)
drP
Thanks, mauna Kunzah. At the time I took these pictures, I was photographing plants almost exclusively. Capturing the hoverfly reminded me how the digital age democratized photography. If I had to pay for film and processing, I'd never even attempt many of the spottings I post.

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